Subject: Poplar Island Sightings from July 7, 2006

            This report is submitted on behalf of Jan Reese of Talbot
County, who continues to periodically survey the flora and fauna of Poplar
Island. 

            These sightings include the birds seen on July 7, 2006.  Some of
the birds were seen from the boat during the trip from Tilghman Island and
back. 
		Weather:  Clear in early am, Mostly cloudy pm ,  Temp range
68-78 degrees F
	
SPECIES		   

Common Loon			  (1)
Brown Pelican		  (2)
Double-crested Cormorant  (1613)
Great Blue Heron          (12)
Snowy Egret			  (77)
Cattle Egret		  (10)
Turkey Vulture		  (1)
European Mute Swan	  (22)
American Black Duck       (7)
Mallard                   (72)

Surf Scoter			  (7)
White-winged Scoter	  (1)
Black Scoter		  (1)
Ruddy Duck			  (4)
Osprey			  (20)
Bald Eagle			  (1)
Semipalmated Plover	  (8)
Killdeer			  (32)

American Oystercatcher	  (1)
American Avocet		  (2)
Black-necked Stilt	  (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs	  	  (254)
Willet			  (18)
Spotted Sandpiper		  (1)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	  (78)
Least Sandpiper		  (815)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER    (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper	  (1)
Short-billed Dowitcher	  (45)

Laughing Gull		  (3)
Ring-billed Gull		  (18)
Herring Gull              (516)
Great Black-backed Gull   (771)
Caspian Tern		  (5)
Royal Tern			  (1)
Common Tern			  (353)
FORSTER'S TERN	        (1)
Least Tern			  (23)
Black Tern			  (1)

SHORT-EARED OWL	        (1)
Eastern Kingbird		  (1)
Fish Crow			  (2)
HORNED LARK		        (1)
Purple Martin		  (3)
Tree Swallow		  (16)
Bank Swallow		  (1)
Barn Swallow		  (89)
Carolina Wren		  (1)
Common Yellowthroat	  (2)
Northern Cardinal		  (1)
Red-winged Blackbird      (214)
American Goldfinch	  (2)
 
Jan also commented that the number of Least Sandpipers seened surprisingly
high. 
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601